Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) was 1.14 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.14 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
164th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.30 million
in 2020
All-time low
318,359
in 1981
Years of data
43
1981–2023
Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1981–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) is 1.14 million, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 1.30 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 318,359, in 1981.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 318,359 | — |
| 1982 | 333,350 | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 346,652 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 358,568 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 362,492 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 381,163 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 391,668 | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 399,046 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 418,851 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 421,074 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 419,860 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 431,727 | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 442,832 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 440,057 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 446,200 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 455,686 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 470,179 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 499,854 | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 473,480 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 473,067 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 503,170 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 515,263 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 538,099 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 571,168 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 589,575 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 633,876 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 675,759 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 723,958 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 763,669 | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 781,732 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 777,376 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 792,186 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 877,184 | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 985,313 | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.08 million | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.19 million | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.24 million | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.30 million | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 1.29 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.14 million | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 1.14 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 367,794 | 318,359 | 418,851 | 9 |
| 1990s | 450,095 | 419,860 | 499,854 | 10 |
| 2000s | 598,760 | 473,067 | 763,669 | 10 |
| 2010s | 987,368 | 777,376 | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 million | 1.14 million | 1.30 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 471,371 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.53 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 1.14 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.30 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 318,359 in 1981.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release